Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina
City
City of Regina
Victoria Park, Regina
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s): "The Queen City"
Motto: Floreat Regina ("Let Regina/the Queen Flourish")
Regina Show map of Saskatchewan Regina Show map of Canada Location of Regina in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50°27′17″N 104°36′24″W / 50.45472°N 104.60667°W / 50.45472; -104.60667
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
District	Municipality of Sherwood
Established	1882
Government
• City Mayor	Michael Fougere
• Governing body	Regina City Council
• MPs	List of MPs Ralph Goodale (LIB) Andrew Scheer (CPC) Erin Weir (NDP)
• MLAs	List of MLAs Tina Beaudry-Mellor (SKP) - Regina University Carla Beck (NDP) - Regina Lakeview Mark Docherty (SKP) - Regina Coronation Park Kevin Doherty (SKP) - Regina Northeast Muhammad Fiaz (SKP) - Regina Pasqua Gene Makowsky (SKP) - Regina Dewdney Warren McCall (NDP) - Regina Elphinstone-Centre Laura Ross (SKP) - Regina Rochdale Nicole Sarauer (NDP) - Regina Douglas Park Warren Steinley (SKP) - Regina Walsh Acres Christine Tell (SKP) - Regina Wascana Plains Trent Wotherspoon (NDP) - Regina Rosemont
Area
• City	179.97 km2 (69.5 sq mi)
• Metro	4,324.39 km2 (1,669.66 sq mi)
Elevation	577 m (1,893 ft)
Population (2016)
• City	215,106 (Ranked 24th)
• Density	1,195.2/km2 (3,109.3/sq mi)
• Urban	214,631
• Metro	236,481 (Ranked 18th)
• Metro density	54.7/km2 (142.3/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Reginan
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC−6)
Area code(s)	306 639
NTS Map	072I07
GNBC Code	HAIMP
Website	http://www.regina.ca/

Regina (/rᵻˈdʒaɪnə/ is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province, after Saskatoon, and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Sherwood No. 159.

Regina was previously the seat of government of the North-West Territories, of which the current provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta originally formed part, and of the District of Assiniboia. The site was previously called Wascana ("Buffalo Bones" in Cree), but was renamed to Regina (Latin for "Queen") in 1882 in honour of Queen Victoria. This decision was made by Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Louise, who was the wife of the Governor General of Canada, the Marquess of Lorne.

Unlike other planned cities in the Canadian West, on its treeless flat plain Regina has few topographical features other than the small spring run-off, Wascana Creek. Early planners took advantage of such opportunity by damming the creek to create a decorative lake to the south of the central business district with a dam a block and a half west of the later elaborate 840-foot (260 m) long Albert Street Bridge across the new lake. Regina's importance was further secured when the new province of Saskatchewan designated the city its capital in 1906.Wascana Centre, created around the focal point of Wascana Lake, remains one of Regina's attractions and contains the Provincial Legislative Building, both campuses of the University of Regina, the provincial museum of natural history, the Regina Conservatory (in the original Regina College buildings), the Saskatchewan Science Centre, the MacKenzie Art Gallery and the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts.